Jesse Markowitz / Jesse is on Nostr

Your Personal Crypto Assistant (Bitcoin focused), Professional Ski Instructor, Libertarian Futurist Society board member, and Start9 enthusiast.

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2024-07-28 13:16:33 GMT

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RE: 3. Privacy will continue go be reduced to a niche movement.
This is not good news 😟

2023-09-25 15:12:39 GMT

Amazing opportunity for female ski / snowboard instructors -
Women's summit Feb 25-28, 2024 at Solitude, Utah... Ski or ride with PSIA-AASI National Team members and Alumni Team members.
#grownostr #skiing #alpine #psia #aasi
https://thesnowpros.org/events/womens-summit/

2023-09-20 14:07:43 GMT

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Getting started with start9 can be very easy. Buy the server from them, plug it in to Ethernet and power, a little bit of setup and it’s up and running. Then just add services like you would add apps to your phone.
You can also buy your own hardware and download the software - that’s more work, but very doable.
If you do need help, just ask….

2023-08-19 17:58:44 GMT

Prometheus Awards Presentation is starting now. If you are interested in libertarian science fiction jump on now :) https://agoric.zoom.us/j/88270762290?pwd=MlpoY0NuazNVZjMxMGN6TWFheVdIUT09 #heinlein #davefreer #sarahhoyt #libertarian #sciencefiction #grownostr

2023-08-04 19:25:53 GMT

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Great to see new folks like you jumping on NOSTR and getting all set up with lightning and more!!!
Strike.me works in the US. BUT there are three states that have state level legislation that blocks many services including Strike. These are NY Hawaii and South Dakota. Im not sure about US territories…

2023-08-04 11:27:34 GMT

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Looks like you are connected to 19 relays, the global feed downloading everything everyone posted to all the relays can be quite the firehouse of information.
Eventually clients will start giving more filter options, but until then you will likely find yourself encountering all sorts of scam / crazy / porn / foreign language posts.
I like seeing the wide variety, I ignore almost all the posts, but occasionally find someone worth following that otherwise I would never have found!

2023-08-04 11:19:21 GMT

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Exactly!!! You can get a “lightning address” that looks like an email address. Folks can send you bitcoin directly to that address. I like https://getalby.com. You can go there and “create account” to get started.
Often instead of a like, I’ll “zap” (send satoshis). Satoshis are like cents to dollars, a small part of a bitcoin.
Depending on where / how you live today it may be hard to pay your bills straight from bitcoin, but that is changing. Meanwhile, you can convert bitcoin to fiat (old style government issued money) via an exchange who takes bitcoin and give you US Dollars or euros.
There are many services that can help you but availability varies by what legal jurisdiction (country) you live in. I use https://strike.me amongst many others. I haven’t used but have heard good things about https://www.bitrefill.com

2023-08-04 01:38:48 GMT

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Most NOSTR clients fill your feed based on who you follow, and who they follow, etc.
So, find folks who have content you like and follow them. I am into #bitcoin, #skiing, #libertarian / #freedom, helping folks ditch #bigtech to run their own servers (self sovereign computing). Take a look at my posts, and if you are interested, follow me :)
You can also search for hashtags on subjects you are interested in to help you find others to follow too.
Post things of interest to you - hopefully more than just bitcoin and folks who like that will follow you!!!
Together we will #grownostr

2023-08-04 01:31:23 GMT

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There is a lot of overlap with crypto and NOSTR. A lot (almost all?)of the initial folks on NOSTR came from the bitcoin / crypto world.
A number of folks are trying to increase #diversity on NOSTR - not just bitcoin :)
One podcaster started #grownostr
See his website for details: https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/lets-grow-nostr

2023-08-04 00:24:49 GMT

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Yes, NOSTR is absolutely censorship free. But folks are also quick to mute / block folks with spam / abusive posts. Add great content and gain followers!!!
#grownostr #nocensorship

2023-07-30 01:40:00 GMT

So here is my first completed 3d print - a stamp holder in white.
The crappy case my stamps came with is in orange above. And the first stamped washer I did is on the right…
#3dprinting #grownostr https://cdn.nostr.build/i/9a6607825b3966db523918fe3a3342a4b6928586e37e511e7cde83adef2fb7eb.jpg

2023-07-19 04:28:06 GMT

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Try: https://www.nostr.net/

2023-06-15 16:42:27 GMT

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Great to hear you are running Iris on your own Start9 server.
I've been doing that myself for a while now and love it - and my own private relay.
If you aren't running your own relay on your Start9 server, perhaps consider that too. It's a bit limited at the moment (need to either be local or access via TOR), but @npub126n…e9ll team is working on improved networking now.
#start9 #iris #grownostr

2023-05-23 01:24:38 GMT

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When initially starting with Alby extension I created some 'test' accounts. I couldn't find a way to replace my test account with my real account in the extension. I wound up totally uninstalling the extension, then re-installing it so I could log in with the correct account...
If nothing else works, you may want to try uninstalling the extension, then reinstalling it and seeing if it lets you login the way you want then...

2023-05-11 03:12:20 GMT

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Happy to help you figure out how to use Alby with nostr. Either here or via DM. We need to #grownostr !!!
While I will ask you for some information so I can best assist you, please do not ever send me (or anyone else helping you) your nostr private key (starts with nsec), or private keys or seed phrase for your bitcoin wallet. Maintain good security practices.
Please let me know how you want to use alby with nostr? do you want to use it to login in using the alby extension? or just use it to send / receive sats. What nostr client do you use? What bitcoin wallet do you use?